Above figure: Missile Defense Project, “North Korean Missile Launches & Nuclear Tests: 1984-Present,” Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, April 20, 2017, last modified December 3, 2019, https://missilethreat.csis.org/north-korea-missile-launches-1984-present/. […]
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A critical evaluation of “The Better Angels of Our Nature”, a study by Steven Pinker. PART I
In a series of articles, I discuss a book by Steven Pinker with the title: “The better Angels of Our Nature“. In this book, the author argues that violence in […]
Has WW III just started?
In this article, I address in more detail the question: “Has a next systemic war – the Third World War – just started?”. As I explain in my research and […]
THE NEXT SYSTEMIC WAR (3): HAS IT JUST STARTED? AND WHAT MUST WE NOW FIGHT FOR?
In a series of articles, I discuss several subjects related to a possible next systemic war, including: How systemic wars “work”, the function of privileges for Great Powers and the […]
Does the Internet impact on war-dynamics? No, it does not.
I am frequently asked, what the potential impact of the Internet could be on war. To answer this question it is necessary to define “war” accurately: A distinction must be […]
The next Systemic War (2): The role of privileges
In a series of articles, I discuss several subjects related to a possible next systemic war, including: How systemic wars “work”, the function of privileges for Great Powers and the […]
Geopolitical consequences of the US whistle-blower revelations
In the end stage of a war-cycle, tensions accumulate, issues cannot be resolved, and instead reinforce each other. These dynamics drive the System into a critical state. Recent revelations in […]
The next Systemic War (1): How do systemic wars work?
In a series of articles, I discuss several subjects related to a next systemic war, including: How systemic wars “work”, the function of privileges for Great Powers and the System, […]
Our efforts to prevent and control war are as misguided as the research methods they are based on
Despite extensive analysis of war-data, regularities in war dynamics were not discovered, at an earlier stage. Why not; how could this happen: Why were regularities in war dynamics not discovered […]
Global Challenges: Disunited in Action
From the WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION: New York, 22 September 2019 – The world’s leading climate science organizations have joined forces to produce a landmark new report for the United Nations Climate Action Summit, underlining […]
